Greatest Hits (Neal McCoy album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1997 on Atlantic Records. The album comprises ten songs, nine of which were previously included on his second through fifth studio albums. "The Shake" was newly recorded for this compilation, and was later reprised on the following album, 1997's Be Good at It.

Neal McCoy
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1997 (1997-06-10)
GenreCountry
Length32:35
LabelAtlantic
Producer"Now I Pray for Rain" produced by James Stroud
"The Shake" produced by Kyle Lehning
All other tracks produced by Barry Beckett
Neal McCoy chronology
Neal McCoy
(1996)
Neal McCoy
(1997)
Be Good at It
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Country Standard Timenegative link

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now I Pray for Rain"Lee Satterfield, George Teren3:06
2."No Doubt About It"John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin3:47
3."Wink"Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro2:42
4."The City Put the Country Back in Me"Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman3:33
5."For a Change"Sherrill, Seskin3:22
6."They're Playin' Our Song"John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders, DiPiero3:21
7."If I Was a Drinkin' Man"J. B. Rudd, Byron Hill3:18
8."You Gotta Love That"Jess Brown, Brett Jones2:36
9."Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"John D. Loudermilk3:17
10."The Shake"Jon McElroy, Butch Carr3:33

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 55
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
US Billboard 200[3] 181
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 22
Chart (1998) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 50

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Neal Mc Coy – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  • Allmusic (see infobox)